A work stoppage in Beijing extended into this week after a string of days in which temperatures were above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit).<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n A boy uses a national flag to shield himself from the sun as visitors line up to enter the Forbidden City on a sweltering day in Beijing, Friday, July 7, 2023. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)<\/p>\n \u2013<\/p>\n In North Grenville, Ontario, the city repurposed hockey rinks into cooling centers as temperatures reached 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit) and felt like 38 degrees (100 degrees Fahrenheit ) with moisture.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Construction worker Fernando Padilla wipes his face while working in the heat, Friday, June 30, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo\/George Walker IV)<\/p>\n \u2013<\/p>\n And the US National Weather Service has issued heat warnings<\/a><\/span> for much of the continental US, they reported a number of heat-related hospitalizations<\/a><\/span> in Austin and San Antonio in Texas and recorded record temperatures in cities included Portland, Oregon<\/a><\/span>, Tampa, Florida<\/a><\/span> i El Paso, Texas<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n A young man dives into the Bosphorus next to the Karakoy ferry terminal on a hot summer day in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, July 6, 2023. (AP Photo\/Francisco Seco)<\/p>\n \u2013<\/p>\n Associated Press photographers captured how people around the world endured \u2014 and in some cases suffered \u2014 the heat.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tourists drink cold water as they take refuge from a hot, sunny afternoon near the Colosseum in Rome, Wednesday, July 5, 2023. (AP Photo\/Gregorio Borgia)<\/p>\n \u2013<\/p>\n People dove into bodies of water in Ukraine, Turkey and Spain. Tourists in Rome and a man in Manila protected themselves from the sun with umbrellas. A security guard in Beijing and a construction worker in Nashville wiped sweat from their faces on days when the temperature exceeded 100 degrees.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n People enjoy high tide waves on the coast of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India, Thursday, July 6, 2023. (AP Photo\/Rajanish Kakade)<\/p>\n \u2013<\/p>\n And climate scientists he told the AP<\/span> that record heat is set to continue as the planet continues to warm. Commenting on global temperature highs earlier this week, Stanford University climate scientist Chris Field said: “A record like this is further evidence for the now massively supported proposition that global warming<\/span> it’s pushing us toward a warmer future.” <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tourists take shelter with umbrellas while another enjoys an ice cream on a hot summer day in the Spanish Steps in Rome, Thursday, July 6, 2023. (AP Photo\/Alessandra Tarantino)<\/p>\n \u2013<\/p>\n Associated Press climate and environmental coverage is supported by several private foundations. See more about AP’s climate initiative here<\/a><\/span>. The AP is solely responsible for all content.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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